__NOTOC__ This is a list of prominent Senegalese authors (by surname)
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Agbo, Berte-Evelyne, poet, also connected with Benin Bâ, Mariama (1929–1981), French-language novelistSee the entry in Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe, eds., The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey & Indiana University Press; 2000. Barry, Kesso (1948– ), autobiographer born in Guinea Barry, Mariama, French-language autobiographical novelist Benga, Sokhna (1967– ), novelist and poet Bocoum, Jacqueline Fatima, former journalist Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Retrieved : 10 May 2012) turned author and programme director Institut Panos, Union des journalistes du Ghana, "Ne tirez pas sur les médias: éthique et déontologie de l'information en Afrique de l'Ouest : quelques communications d'un séminaire régional organisé à Accra du 26 au 29 février 1996", L'Harmattan, 1996, p 173 Bugul, Ken (1948– ), autobiographical writer and novelistSee the entry in Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. Cisse, Mamadou (1956– ) Diakhate, Lamine (1928–1987), poet and novelist Diallo, Nafissatou Niang (1941–1982), autobiographer, novelist and children's writer Dieng, Mame Younousse, novelist in French and Wolof Aminata Sophie Dièye (1973–2016), journalist, novelist and playwright Babacar Sedikh Diouf (1928– ), historian, author and intellectualBabacar Sedikh Diouf's body of works: Diouf, Babacar Sedikh, O maad a sinig : Kumba Ndoofeen fa Maak JUUF (Buka-Cilaas), 1853-1871 (PAPF, 1987) [in] Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) [in] CARLI I-Share (retrieved February 8, 2020)Diouf, Babacar Sedikh, O maad a sinig : Kumba Ndoofeen fa Maak JUUF (Buka-Cilaas), 1853-1871, PAPF (1987) [in] WorldCat (retrieved February 8, 2020)Smith, Étienne, « Merging ethnic histories in Senegal: whose moral community? », in Derek Peterson & Giacomo Macola (dir.), Recasting the Past: History Writing and Political Work in Modern Africa, Athens, Ohio University Press, 2009, (213-232.), p. 12 (PDF) [in] Academia.edu (retrieved February 8, 2020)Smith, Étienne, La nation « par le côté » - "Le récit des cousinages au Sénégal", (pp. 907-965), 2006 [in] Cahiers d'Études africaine., Notes: 45, 81, 93; Texte intégral: 3, 54, 55, 71. (retrieved February 8, 2020) Diouf, Nafissatou Dia (1973– ), novelist and children's writer,(in) Femmes Ecrivaines The University of Western Australia /French (Retrieved : 10 May 2012) Diouf, Sylviane, historian and lecturerProfile [in] University of Washington (Retrieved : 10 May 2012) Diome, Fatou (1968– ), novelistJean-Marie Volet: NOT TO BE MISSED, "Le ventre de l'Atlantique", a novel by Fatou DIOME, September 2009, The University of Western Australia/School of Humanities Diop, Alioune (1910–1980), essayist and intellectual Diop, Birago (1906–1989), French-language folklorist, poet and autobiographer Diop, Boubacar Boris (1946– ), novelist Diop, Cheikh Anta (1923–1986), Afrocentric historian and anthropologist Diop, David (1927–1960), poet Dogbeh, Richard, also connected with Benin, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire (1932–2003) Fall, Khadi (1948– ), poet Fall, Kiné Kirama (1934– ), poet Fall, Malick (1920–1978), French-language novelist and poet Faye, Louis Diène (1936– ), anthropologist and scholar of Serer religion, history and cultureFaye, Louis Diène, "Mort et Naissance, le monde sereer", Le Nouvelles Editions Africaines (1983) (biography, back cover), Editor : Ndour, Saliou, "L'Industrie musicale au Sénégal: essai d'analyse", African Books Collective (2008), p. 119, (Retrieved : 10 May 2012)In Stanford (Retrieved : 10 May 2012) Gnimagnon, Christine Adjahi (1945– ), also connected with Benin
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Hane, Khadidjatou (Khady) (1962– ) Joof, Tamsier (1973– ) Ka, Aminata Maïga (1940–2005), French-language novelist Kane, Cheikh Hamidou (1928– ), French-language novelist Kane, Ndèye Fatou (1986– ), Senegalese novelist and feminist, granddaughter of Cheikh Hamidou Kane Mbaye, Annette (d'Erneville) (1926– ) Amina Sow Mbaye (1937– ) French-language poet and novelist Mordasini, Diana Ndao, Cheikh Aliou (1933– ), novelist, playwright and poet Adja Ndèye Boury Ndiaye (1936– ), novelist Ndiaye, Marie, born in France (1967– ), novelist Ndoye, Mariama (1953– ), novelist, short story writer and children's writer Niane, Djibril Tamsir (1932–2021), novelist and historian Niang, Mame Bassine (1951–2013), writer and lawyer Niang, Fatou Siga (1932–2022)
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Sadji, Abdoulaye (1910–1961), novelist and children's writer Sall, Amadou Lamine (1951– ), poet Sall, Ibrahima (1949– ), novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer Sarr, Alioune (1908–2001), historian and politician, scholar of Serer historyDiallo, Kalidou, Le syndicalisme dans l'enseignement public en Afrique occidentale française, 1903–1960, L'Harmattan (2011), p. 359, Klein, Martin A, Islam and Imperialism in Senegal Sine-Saloum, 1847–1914, Edinburgh University Press (1968), p. 277. Seek, Alioune Badara (1945– ), novelist Sembène, Ousmane (1923–2007), writer and filmmaker Sène, Fama Diagne (1969– ), novelist and playwrightFama Diagne Sene (in) "Femmes Ecrivaines", The University of Western Australia /French (Retrieved : 10 May 2012) Senghor, Léopold Sédar (1906–2001), poet and politician Catherine Shan (1952–2018), French language novelist and film director Ousmane Socé (1911–1973), French-language novelist Sow, Fatou Ndiaye (1956–2004) Sow Fall, Aminata (1941– ), novelist Sylla, Khady (1963–2013) Thiaw, Issa Laye (1943–2017), historian, theologian and scholar of Serer religion and historyLittératures et sociétés africaines, Editors: Riesz, János; Diop, Papa Samba; Lüsebrink, Hans-Jürgen; Fendler, Ute & Vatter, Christoph, Gunter Narr Verlag (2001), p. 483, () Rama Thiaw (1978– ), filmmaker, screenwriter Traoré, Abibatou (1973– ) Vieyra, Myriam Warner (1939–2017), novelist born in Guadeloupe
See also List of Senegalese List of Gambian writers List of African writers by country
References
External links UWA's list of women writers from French speaking Africa Contemporary Africa Database (Senegal section) Contemporary African writers/authors Africa Resource research data